Summitville, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Mamakating town. It lies in ZIP code area 12721. The Survey maps it on the Wurtsboro quadrangle. It stands 548 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1904 USGS Ellenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Ellenville quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Wurtsboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Wurtsboro quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Wurtsboro quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
220 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 220 fires within 5 miles of Summitville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,163 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 50 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 87 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Summitville: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawangunk Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Shawangunk Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Irving Jones Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Ulster Mine Near Spring Glen | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Spring Glen Deposit | Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Bloomingburg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Phillipsort Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Phillipsort Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wallkill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wallkill Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
2 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Summitville in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillipsport | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Roosa Gap | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Mount Vernon | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Wurtsboro Hills | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Wurtsboro | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Burlingham | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| High View | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Mamakating Park | 4.7 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Summitville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3477117 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966785. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










